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Production accounting, tax credits and CFO services for film and TV

Price & Petersen is an Atlanta-based CPA firm for film and TV productions and the companies and people behind them. We handle the numbers from production setup through wrap, from small budgets to studio pictures. So grab your popcorn and let us handle the numbers while you focus on the spotlight.

Production Accounting

We keep your project on track and within budget. P&P works across the entertainment industry, from motion picture and television to award shows and comedy tours, and from small budgets to studio pictures. Jeff Price, CPA, has led production accounting on numerous television series and films.

• Budgets: setting up the budget and tracking actuals against it

• Cost reports: clear, regular cost reports for producers and studios

• Payroll: coordinating with your payroll company so cast and crew are paid correctly and on time

• Audits and wrap: closing the books, the final cost report and support through audits

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Film Production Setup

A new production has a lot of paperwork before the first shot. We help filmmakers and producers set up production in various states and navigate the production minefields, so you start clean and stay compliant.

• Entity formation: working with your production attorney to set up the production entity

• State registrations: handling the state registrations your production needs where you shoot

• Bank accounts: opening production bank accounts and setting up approvals

• Multi-state setup: we've set up productions in Georgia, Oregon, North Carolina, California and Louisiana

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State Tax Credits & Incentives

State incentives can have a big impact on a production budget, but only if the work is done right from day one. We help you get the most out of your state tax credit benefits, from qualifying through monetizing the credit.

• Qualifying: reviewing your project and planned spend against the state incentive program

• Applications: preparing and filing the state incentive application

• Cost reports and audits: tracking qualified spend, preparing the tax credit cost report and supporting you through the state audit

• Monetizing credits: planning how and when to turn your credits into cash

Tax credit sales are handled through our partner firm, State Tax Incentives, where Jeff Price serves as CFO.

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Tax Services

P&P provides savvy tax consulting and services for high-net-worth individuals and closely held companies. We look for ways to maximize your tax savings so you can focus on your creative work. Jeff's tax background includes Deloitte Tax, Frazier & Deeter and Anderson Tax.

• Business tax: returns and planning for closely held companies

• Personal tax: returns and planning for high-net-worth individuals

• Tax planning: year-round planning, not just filing season

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Corporate Accounting

Not every client is a production. P&P has a diverse corporate client base, including production houses, creative services firms, tech companies, casting companies and others. We keep your business on solid financial footing and ready for the next big project. We work in QuickBooks, NetSuite and other accounting software.

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Fractional CFO

Some production companies need CFO-level guidance but not a full-time CFO. We provide fractional CFO services to film production companies: an experienced finance partner at the table, for a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.

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